Latest Rail News

01.03.07:
Chris Grayling, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, looks at options for the development of high speed rail.
In the end, the Eddington Report was a massive disappointment. Far from being a long term blueprint for transport in Britain...more >

01.03.07:
The high price of copper is believed to be behind an epidemic of cable thefts which are causing havoc in some parts of the country and costing rail companies millions of pounds.
And although copper prices are currently 40% below last year&r...more >

01.03.07:
Express Medicals Ltd is well known within the rail industry as a provider of PTS medicals and drug & alcohol testing. While these remain vital health and safety measures for the industry, new legal requirements are also crucial for many comp...more >

01.03.07:
Tube Lines, the company rebuilding the busiest lines on the London Underground, is taking the first step towards replacing the entire Piccadilly line fleet by inviting expressions of interest from manufacturers for supplying new trains. Under it...more >

01.03.07:
Tube Lines, the company rebuilding the busiest lines on the London Underground, has awarded a £160m extension to the contract it has with Thales’s rail signalling solutions business (formerly of Alcatel) to provide a new signalling s...more >

01.01.07:
ZF Great Britain Limited has been supplying rail drive systems for more than 40 years. It has underlined its commitment to customers in the rail sector by opening a dedicated centre of excellence.
ZF offers a full line of drive systems for...more >

01.01.07:
The Tyne and Wear Metro needs a £600m cash investment to secure its future for the next 20 years, the Government will be told.
The Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Authority today has approved a business case drawn up by Nexus settin...more >

01.01.07:
AB Connectors, part of TT Electronics Plc, is recognised as a market leader in the design and manufacture of connectors and interconnection systems for the harsh environments found in the rail industry, where high performance and reliability are...more >

01.01.07:
It was August, and three failures due to turbidity had occurred at Ashwood, forcing emergency action to be taken.
The turbidity was due to iron, but there was no iron in the boreholes or the contact tank they supplied. This meant that the s...more >

01.01.07:
Within the last years the methodology of safety measures for on track work sites as well as the corresponding technology have changed. Track worker safety is a vital aspect when planning work sites.
The railway industry therefore demanded a...more >

01.01.07:
The need for robust transportation security measures across rail networks has never been greater following the Madrid and London bombings.
Those responsible for ensuring the smooth running of this critical infrastructure have to contend wit...more >

01.01.07:
Byker viaduct was constructed in 1979 and consists of a conventional two track system directly fastened to a concrete support (PACT). The existing track system was installed during construction of the viaduct and comprised BS 113A flat bottom ra...more >

01.01.07:
CBS Outdoor (formerly Viacom Outdoor) has won £13.5 million worth of business from Titan Outdoor following a clutch of advertising contract wins, including a five year contract with train operating company Northern Rail.
CBS Outdoor&r...more >

01.01.07:
The Christmas period was used to undertake several major bridge replacements on the Trent Valley four tracking project which will increase the capacity on the West Coast Main Line from two to four tracks between Tamworth and Armitage with Handsa...more >

01.01.07:
We live in an age of just in time deliveries. Whether it is in business or our personal lives, we must have it now with improved quality and performance. And looming ever larger is the China effect.
Over the last five to ten years, Chinese...more >

editor's comment

Despite a few disappointing policy announcements, especially for the electrification aficionados amongst us, 2017 was, like Darren Caplan writes on page 20, a year generally marked by positive news for the rail industry. We polished off the iconic Ordsall Chord (p32), hit some solid milestones on Thameslink (p40), progressed on ambitious rolling stock orders (p16), and finally started moving forward on HS2 (p14) ‒ paving the way for a New Ye...read more >